Limelight

DVD 2015

A masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer/director's most touching films. Calvero, a once beloved musical-comedy performer, now a washed-up alcoholic who lives in a small London flat. A glimmer of hope arrives when he meets a beautiful but melancholy ballerina who lives downstairs.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Alcoholics Drama

Ballet dancers Drama

Comedians Drama

Man-woman relationships Drama

Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) Drama

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Feature films

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 756. DVD Criterion collection ; 756

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ISBN:

9781604659948

Edition:

Two-DVD special edition

Description:

2 videodiscs (137 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical
video file DVD video region 1

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Other Title:

Limelight (Motion picture : 1952) DVD

Notes:

Title from container
DVD release of the 1952 motion picture
Special features: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray; Disc 2: Chaplin's "Limelight": Its evolution and intimacey (a new video essay by Charlie Chaplin biographer David Robinso); Claire Bloom and Norman Lloyd (new interviews with the actors from 2015 and 2012); Chaplin today: "Limelight" (a 2002 documentary on the film); Outtake (scene involving an old, armless friend of Calvero's that was removed before the film's worldwide distribution); Charlie Chaplin reads from Footlights (archival audio recording of Charlie Chaplin reading two short excerpts from his novella Footlights which is the basis for Limelight); Short films: A night in the show (1915 ; 25 minutes, accompanied by a 2014 score by composer Timothy Brock), The professor (1919 ; 7 minutes, uncomplete film); Trailers. Booklet includes an essay by critic Peter von Bagh
Music composed by Charles Chaplin ; arranged by Ray Rasch and Charles Chaplin ; conducted by Keith Williams ; director of photography, Karl Struss ; art director, Eugene Lourie ; editor, Joe Inge ; wardrobe designed by Riley Thorne
Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton, Sydney Chaplin, Norman Lloyd, Andre Eglevsky, Melissa Hayden, Marjorie Bennett
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; full screen (1.37:1) presentation ; monaural
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

1197055

UPC:

715515146319

Other Authors:

Bagh, Peter von, 1943-2014, writer of supplementary textual content
Bennett, Marjorie, 1894-1982, actor
Bloom, Claire, 1931- actor
Brock, Timothy
Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953, actor
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, film director, screenwriter, actor
Chaplin, Sydney, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor
Eglevsky, André, actor
Hayden, Melissa, actor
Inge, Joe
Janus Films, production company
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966, actor
Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021 actor
Lourié, Eugene, art director
MK2 Diffusion (Firm), production company
Rasch, Ray, 1917-1964, arranger of music
Robinso, David, filmmaker
Struss, Karl, 1886-1981, director of photography
Thorne, Riley, costume designer
Williams, Keith, 1924-2008, conductor

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